TweetDeck hits 0.20 and AIR at 1.5 making a powerful Twitter combination for ...

Twitter users one of our favourite Twitter apps has just gotten a lot better. TweetDeck was updated to version 0.20 which also coincides with AIR bumping up to ver 1.5.Combined together TweetDeck is faster, more stable, and easier to use than ever."With the update to AIR this...

Nikon Updates D300, D80, and other DSLR firmware with new features and fixes

Rumoured for several months, the Nikon D300 finally gets an overdue firmware update including better AF, contrast dection, and copyright embedding:"One of the best features of DSLRs is the ability to get more features or extended capabilities through firmware upgrades. I had...

Updates to WordPress Released: Important Security fixes included

Earlier this week there was a benevolent WP worm released to fix some security issues.  This is the official patch set."Today we have two security-related releases available for both users of our main 2.2 branch and the legacy 2.0 branch. As these releases include only...

BREAKING: Locked-out CBC Workers to Launch Competing Service (I Love Radio .org)

Next week, locked-out workers of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will use the Internet to compete against their employer. They are even setting up office and studio space in Toronto. The site will have a national daily newscast available via podcast or download,...

thetyee.ca The Video that Outrages Telus Employees

"TheTyee.ca It's called the Telus Idol video and it's getting some nasty reviews on picket lines and pro-union Internet discussion groups. The video, a takeoff on Canadian Idol that has been available on various sites on the Web, was apparently shot at a raucous Telus...

AIR AMERICA: STEALING FROM POOR KIDS?! :: AO

Air America is being investigated in New York for diverting federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the station's coffers. Um, why isn't the New York Times, which has spilled tons of adulatory ink...

Vodafone Germany going to block VoIP -- Doh!

I had heard rumours of this little bit of short-sightedness but from Connected Internet— Vodafone Germany to Block Skype—sounds like it's for real.  This is not bright.  Okay, let's just leave Skype out of the picture, okay?  Let's just look at VoIP. ...